L.A. Theatre Works collected five stories by outstanding female writers, paired them with interesting readers, and made the production available free of charge. All the stories are dramas, from Nadine Gordimer’s dystopian fantasy to Joyce Carol Oates’s revelation of a past that was not what the protagonist had imagined. Longing and regret are common, but so is self-awareness. The narrators are nothing short of delightful. Not all the stories are memorable, but all are enjoyable. Grade: A